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SFA Golf Outing
St. Francis Academy is having it's 2nd Annual
Golf Outing on October 5
at Butter Valley
Golf Course
Please see our AD below the Gospel on our Home Page for more details!!!
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10th Sunday Ordinary time - Mark 3: 20-35
Jesus came home with his disciples.
Again the crowd gathered,
making it impossible for them even to eat.
When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him,
for they said, "He is out of his mind."
The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said,
"He is possessed by Beelzebul,"
and "By the prince of demons he drives out demons."
Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables,
"How can Satan drive out Satan?
If a kingdom is divided against itself,
that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a house is divided against itself,
that house will not be able to stand.
And if Satan has risen up against himself
and is divided, he cannot stand;
that is the end of him.
But no one can enter a strong man's house to plunder his property
unless he first ties up the strong man.
Then he can plunder the house.
Amen, I say to you,
all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be
forgiven them.
But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit
will never have forgiveness,
but is guilty of an everlasting sin."
For they had said, "He has an unclean spirit."
His mother and his brothers arrived.
Standing outside they sent word to him and called him.
A crowd seated around him told him,
"Your mother and your brothers and your sisters
are outside asking for you."
But he said to them in reply,
"Who are my mother and my brothers?"
And looking around at those seated in the circle he said,
"Here are my mother and my brothers.
For whoever does the will of God
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2nd annual st. francis academy golf outing - October 5th
October 5-2018 !!!
Our FIRST golf outing was such a success that we are now gearing up for our 2nd Annual SFA Golf Outing held once again at the fun and challenging
Butter Vally Golf Course
If want to Register Online & pay your Golf Fees Great!!!
Just Register online...that's okay, too!!!
Then you can mail your check payable to: St. Francis Academy
and Mail it to: 668 Pine St. - Bally, PA 19503
Register by printing off forms and mailing your check...you can do that too!
Lastly, if you want to be a sponsor of a golf hole, be a Silver or Gold sponsor, a putting contest sponsor, the longest drive sponsor, the top foursome sponsor, a lunch or dinner sponsor or if you just want to contriubte an amount as
Friend of SFA...we'd love that, too!
just click on the link at the end of this AD for all this information
to be taken to our Golf Outing Page!
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PARISH GIVING ONLINE COLLECTIONS PROGRam - SIGN UP NOW!
Now you can contribute to all Sunday Collections, Diocesan Collections and all other collections by coming directly here on Home Page.
By clicking on the PARISH GIVING LOGO below, you can create your account now! After you've created your account you choose any collection to contribute to...Example, you can choose "Sunday Offering"...$25.00...weekly...or...$100 monthly and you choose the date of your contribution.Plus... as an added bonus, you'll be able to use any Rewards or standard Credit/Debit Card that you have or you can use your checking account via EFT draft. It's safe, simple and secure.
The Following is an overview of some of the features:- Ability to make one-time or annual contributions
- Ability to make recurring contributions weekly or monthly
- Ability to select your billing date and frequency
- Ability to use Rewards or Standard Credit Cards or Bank Transfer
- Ability to change your date(s) of contribution
- Ability to access end of year contribution reports
If you have any questions during the enrollment process please call Parish Giving at: 1-866-307-7140.
CLICK ON THIS "PARISH GIVING" LOGO to CREATE YOUR NEW ACCOUNT OR GET ACCESS TO YOUR EXISTING ACCOUNT!
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WeLcome New Parishioners! Register here online!
New parishioners at Most Blessed Sacrament...know that you are MOST WELCOME!!
We know and believe that you will love your new spiritual home!
You have 2 options for registering with your new spiritual home.
1. Our Parish Office is located with our Church at: 610 Pine Street in Bally, PA You'll be able to fill out the appropriate form for registration and meet some of the staff. Our daily business hours are 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mon-Fri.
2. You can also register ONLINE. Just Click on this link, fill out form and submit!! /online-registration-new-parishioners
Upon registering, feel free to call and make an appointment with Fr. Adam Sedar, our pastor and meet our spiritual leader at 610-845-2460
Please visit the rest of our website for all of our ministries and organizations and join us in spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ!
Again...WELCOME!!!
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Sign-up for TEXT-Email News, Info & Alerts
Hear ye, Hear ye all Most Blessed Sacrament Parishioners!!
One of our strategic goals is to enhance communications with every parishioner.
If you would like to be notified by TEXT or EMAIL of important parish news, holy day reminders, important messages from our pastor, and special events being held at MBS, school closings, etc., then this is for you. Plus, join as many groups as you are involved with! We are positive more groups will be added in the future.
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE SIGNING UP ON THE FORM PROVIDED BELOW THIS AD. THANK YOU.
Please note...after you click on the "Sign Me UP" link below, you will be directed to sign up for groups if you desire. You can sign up for one or more than one group. Presently, we have five listed: Knights of Columbus, SFA Parents, CCD parents, Preschool parents and Parish Volunteers. Please note...you do NOT have to sign up for any group at all. When you get to this screen, just close down your window.
Just by signing up you will belong to the "Everyone" group and will receive
TEXTS and Emails that go out to the entire parish.
If you do sign up for a group(s) like SFA parents and/or PREP parents as an example and the Director sends a TEXT out to these two groups that school is closed due to weather...you will get these messages. Note...you not only belong to the groups you signed up for...but you're part of the "Everyone" group, too.
Just fill out the form below. If you have both an email address and a CELL phone number or other phone number that can receive text messages, please give us both along with your First & Last name. If you only have one of these...a CELL number or email address...perfectly OK, just give us the one you have...then click: :Sign Me UP.
That's it!
You are now "connected" to Most Blessed Sacrament! -
Sign-up form for TEXT & EMAIL Parish News and Alerts
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Fr. Adam's Corner
Dear Parishioners:
The claim that all religions are the same, and all equally unverifiable, is the height of folly. Rather, we must distinguish between religions based on human claims and those based on the claims of God
Himself—those which command assent through an historically verifiable Revelation attended by signs and wonders which can only be performed by God.
When we look at all the religions that have ever
existed we find immediately not only that most
display no evidence of Divine revelation but that
only two of them even claim to be revealed by God in any sort of verifiable way.
It is long past time to stop being stupid about
religion. Reason itself succinctly demonstrates that
Judaism and Christianity are fundamentally different from all rival claimants when it comes to spiritual credibility. That is why the first reading for Trinity Sunday struck me with such force this week.
Moses stated the obvious conclusion:
“Know therefore this day, and lay it to your heart, that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. Therefore, you shall keep his statutes and his commandments, which I command you this day, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the LORD your God gives you forever.” [Dt 4:39-40]
This lesson is both fulfilled and magnificently
amplified in the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, which was witnessed by thousands who were willing to stake their lives on what they saw.
Therefore, we must stop thinking about religion like people who refuse to see what is real because they are preoccupied with their own pride and sensuality, their own grubby goals and paltry powers, their own myths and their own excuses.
We must stop thinking like people who are so
confused by endless human arguments that they
cannot see past their own noses. For God has already cut through all that the chattering classes have to
offer. He has manifested Himself, and He has done so without any possible mistake—for all those who are willing to see.
Peace!
Fr. Adam
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Mass Times
- Sunday: 6:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 7:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 10:15 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Monday: 6:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Tuesday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Wednesday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Friday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Saturday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 4:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN Saturday Night Vigil
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5th Grade ccd teacher
CCD TEACHER NEEDED
Greetings to all in the Lord!!!
Have you ever wanted to volunteer but wasn't sure where that journey would take you?
Please pray about volunteering, especially if you love kids! Our CCD Religious Ed program is need. Jesus said, "Let the children come to me." Educating our children in the faith is a wonderful thing.
You never know until you ask HIM (Jesus). Maybe he is calling you by name to do this.
We Need a 5th Grade CCD Teacher for the 2018-2019 School year. Please call Deacon Murphy for details and information at 610-845-7364 if you're interested in this special ministry. -
Bennett Schurr's Peru Mission Trip
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Ez 17:22-24Responsorial Psalm Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16Reading 2 2 Cor 5:6-10Gospel Mk 4:26-34
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Adoration Times
- Tuesday: 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM Adoration begins immediately after 8 a.m. Daily Mass
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Confession Times
- Monday: 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
- Saturday: 3:15 PM to 4:00 PM Or call Parish Office for appointment with priest at 610-845-2460
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Mission Statement of most blessed sacrament parish
Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, established in 1741, is a Roman Catholic Church built and growing on the foundation of Christ’s Teachings. We are called through
Baptism to live a holy life and to spread the Word and values taught by Jesus Christ. Nourished by God’s Word and Eucharist we are empowered to serve the needs of others through stewardship of time, talent and treasure. We are dedicated to hospitality, education and love in our homes, parish, regional school and our entire community. Knowing that our future is in God’s hands, we will continue to do His work, trusting that the Lord’s graces will always shine upon us and those who come after us. -
Prayer requests for the sick of our parish
Veronica Babilon, Karen Baker
Kelly Barry, Victor Bastecki
Mae Bauer, Richard Bauman
Joe Bintner, Bonnie Bowman
Colton Buckley, Mary Burns
Christine Chesney, Betty Ann Daily
Eileen Dauler, Karen Davis-King
Frances DeMedio, Lisa Derocher
Julianna DiPietro, Kathi Donia
Peggy Dwyer, Bill Eliasson
Baby Scarlett Faith
Sue Fahs, Jennifer Farrey
Sarah Frey, Pat Fry
Michael Furey, Lorriane Gehringer
Anna Gehris, Baby Emily Grace, Marge Grim
Francis “Fritz” Henry, David Henry
Ilene Herrlinger, J. Hilfer
A.E. Hill, Marie Hobson
Eric Hoehl, Mary Hurst
Ed Hurys, Frances Jacobs
Brian Kelly, James Kennedy
Bradley King, Elizabeth Klocek
Robert Koch, Leona KocH, Ed Kugent
Margaret Kuhn, Eleanor Larson
Denise Lenner, Hannah Levengood
Charlene Long, Anthony Lori
Phillip MacKelvy, Miranda MacKenzie- Richard, Marcy Marks, Joanne Mathias
Michael McCormick, Rita Meck
Anna Mae Melcher, Allen Melcher
Jason Michael, Jeff Miller
Jo Ann Millet, Toby Minner
Donald Minner, Carol Minner
Emalyn Faith Moyer, Cathy Moyer
Mel Mundy-Williams
Brian Muthersbaugh
Noreen Muthersbaugh, Ron Myslak
Joseph Neill
Teresa Nethers, Dr. Paul Newcomer
Joseph Nichols, Joan Nichols
Jonathan Nichols, Matthew Palmer
Michael Quigley, Helen Ragone
Russell Reigner, Lucy Riebling
Joel Rivera, Charles Roeder
Andrea Romig, Maria Rossi
Liz Rotondo, Gail Russell
Doug Ryan, Thomas Rymal
Barbara Schott
Linda Seiber, Leroy Shaw
C. Simes, Jennifer Sivco
Richard Slavinski, Mike Sobjak
Mary Ann Stagliano, Chris Stavinski
Chris Strain, Mary Lou Stufflet
Francesca Thaler, Karen Waldron
Christian Walters, Yvonne Watts
Vic Weigand, Joseph Windish
Janina Wrona, Alicia Wurster
Tara Wyman, Grace Ziegler
Earl Ziegler, Mark Zigenfuse
The Bonner Family,
Tony, Richard, Christian, Steve
The Strain Family -
charter for the protection of children & young people
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